Recent rainfall and previous snowmelt in the Des Moines River watershed has caused the water levels at Saylorville Lake to rise over the last couple of weeks. Due to the water elevations, the US Army Corps of Engineers have closed the following areas: Cherry Glen Lower Boat Ramp, the lower
Read More →DES MOINES, IA May 10, 2018 – Des Moines Arts Festival® is pleased to announce AARP as the presenting sponsor of the annual Interrobang Film Festival (IFF). Since 2007, the Des Moines Arts Festival® has presented the Interrobang Film Festival each year as part of its three-day lineup and will
Read More →May 10, 2018 – The Clive “Lunch on the Plaza” summer events will begin on Friday, May 25. This lunch will be hosted by the Clive Chamber of Commerce. A free lunch of tacos, cookies, water, and soda will be served from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at the Aasheim Plaza
Read More →
Posted May 09, 2018in Stray Thoughts
I’m sure you have heard the old tale about Iowa’s bountiful cornfields — about closing your eyes in the summer, listening carefully at night and being able to hear the corn grow. Here’s a different image to ponder: If you open your eyes and look around carefully, I think you can
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – Des Moines Performing Arts is pleased to announce A MAN AND HIS PROSTATE starring legendary television actor, Ed Asner, at the Temple Theater on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to A MAN AND HIS PROSTATE will be available starting at 9 a.m. on Monday,
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA – American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews announced that the league’s Board of Governors, which convened for its Spring Meeting today in Chicago, Ill., has approved the following division alignment for the 2018-19 AHL season (National Hockey League affiliations in parentheses): Eastern Conference Atlantic Division
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2018 schedule with its fourth trip to the Iowa Events Center at Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines, June 1-3. Winston Duke (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War), Gregg Sulkin (“Runaways,” “Faking It”), Matt Ryan (“Legends of Tomorrow,” “Constantine”), Nichelle
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — The annual Celebrate Waukee festival, presented by the citizen-run Waukee Community Festivals Committee, will be held this year on Saturday, June 2. All festival activities will take place in Waukee’s Centennial Park. “We are excited for the fifth year of Celebrate Waukee,” said Waukee Community Festivals Committee
Read More →To say that The High Kings are charting a new course for Irish ballad music – equal parts rousing and reflective, energetic and insightful – is an understatement. They are, essentially, marking out a new and bright era for Irish folk music, and aiming to bring a broad demographic along
Read More →
Posted May 07, 2018in Stray Thoughts
My role as executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council has taken me from border to border in our state. The message I’ve preached at each stop is a simple one: Transparency is a fundamental part of good government, and government officials risk undermining their respect and credibility
Read More →
